Sunday, 2 October 2011

Nikki and Tony - The Moonlight Did It

Tony had never met Nikki, but Nikki had seen him on TV. For eight years Tony was a presenter on Good Morning Australia – the national TV show on Channel Nine. And Nikki thought Tony was truly handsome (as did probably the rest of the female population in Australia).
It was many years later when their paths eventually crossed. Tony was doing a breakfast radio program on what is now Radio 94 Jazz FM at Sanctuary Cove. Nikki ran a Saturday evening music program and was at the station one morning organising her music when Tony spotted Nikki through the glass window of the studio. Tony said to his co-host at the time “that’s the girl for me.” Another Thursday morning came and there was a power blackout and Nikki and Tony talked; Tony asked her if she’d like to go out for a drink one night. Nikki hesitated for a couple of nano seconds before enthusiastically agreeing.  On their first date they crossed a small bridge leading from Fisherman’s Wharf to a restaurant and, under the light of a full moon, they kissed. Needless to say it must have been a great kiss.
While travelling to Vietnam one time Tony asked Nikki’s father for permission to ask her to marry him. However it was a whole year later before any asking occurred. They were on a cruise of the Baltic and Tony was running a quiz show and during the show asked Nikki to be his wife. She was happily stunned.
Their marriage was memorable. It occurred around the pool in their home at Sorrento, on the Gold Coast. When Trish and I arrived forty five minutes before the ceremony Tony and a couple of his mates were casually swimming in the pool.  And so it was that the handsome Tony and beautiful Nikki were married under the light of a full moon. And as they expressed their heartfelt vows to each other in the background the stereo reverberated with the tuneful words “that moon glow gave me you.”

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